The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-11
LABOR AND LARORERS.
OfInterest to Employers and Employed-In-
dustriaI Notes

OfInterest to Employers and Empioyed-In-
dustria1 Notes.
Philadelphia Record.
The latest Western labor news is quite encour-
aging to almost all branches OF labor. The IN
dustriaI revival is deep and general especially
in the larger cities and towns 1t has been less
strongly reflected in the smaller towns but is
still felt. The iron workers of all kinds are the
busiest and all things considered, the best paid.
Some mills are sold up to September others to
July, many far into spring, and the great bulk
of them well through the winter
Wages have been increased in several rail
mills, and In the bar mills they are fixed once
year and are to remain until June. Rates are
fixed in the window glass and other glass facto-
ries, and orders have been crowding IN, stock
is being confidently worked up in readiness for
buyers. The compactness Of organization aimed
at has not been accomplished in all places and
an undercurrent of opinion is here and there
cropping out in favor of the old organizations
with which many pleasant memories
cated of strikes and starvings, and victories,
and defeats. If the Knights have an element OF
weakness In their organizations IN new localities
it is that they have no history to fall back on.
This fact has enabled armies win victories,
and political parties too and many a victory
have weak trades unions won because they had
memories to recall of former conflicts.
The machine-shop workers all over the coun-
try, as well as the foundry workers, consider
better conditions possible. although ways or
means have been suggested. This class of labor
is less competent to hsht its battles. reason
being that there is such large percentage Of
English labor, which, so far as the machinists
! are concerned hangs back good deal. not being
| able to get away from the deeply seated trades
| union ideas imbibed in old England
| A multitude Of little industries are springing
| up in the far West, because Of the rapid extern
sion of railroads in that region. House and shop
| aud factory building sprnging up in the
| track of railroads, and agriculture is helping to
| sustain an improving demand for a great variety
| of products which the freight can be saved
| from Eastern factories and mills.
| Upward of 200 mines have been opened in the
| Western States for coal mainly, and this has
| made business among the machinery and wire
| rope and other manufactures. The railroads
| are. of course, the chief buyers.
The wood working machinery makers have
turned out or have on hand great many orders
| enough, they say. to furnish employment mex
season to at least 10 900 new men. The mechan
les in this branch in several Western towns are
organizing for more wages.
The New York lawyers retained by the labor
organizations, assure the workmen that the
walking delegates can be protected in talking t.
| strikers the streets, but not in the buildings
man of national reputation aad deep sym
patty says this concerning labor: 1.-The pas
year ends period pregnant with great results
for the producer, and this year will be fruitful
results of great Importance to capital and labor
There will be disturbances and strikes in the la
| Dor field this year that will cripple and not ben
eft the workmen. There must be an amicabl
settlement, and harmony must exist before the.
! can hope to find the prosperity they ask an
seek" Another saws sit has long been m
opinion that too many-the great majority 0
labor leaders-only SOW strife between capita
and labor in cunning way without seeking t
adjust troubles There never will be peace ur
{ | til some one with common sense takes the pos
ton Of arbitrator 1t must be one who ha
earned wages and paid out wages, and who pei
. fectly understands beth positions believe tn
time will come when the laws Of each State wi